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The cytoplasmic domain of the large myelin-associated glycoprotein isoform is needed for proper CNS but not peripheral nervous system myelination.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 15 Mar 1998
Fujita N, Kemper A, Dupree J, Nakayasu H, Bartsch U, Schachner M, Maeda N, Suzuki K, Popko B
Abstract excerpt
The myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) is a member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily and is thought to play a critical role in the interaction of myelinating glial cells with the axon. Myelin from mutant mice incapable of expressing MAG displays various subtle abnormalities in the CNS and degenerates with age in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Two distinct isoforms, large MAG (L-MAG) and small MAG...
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